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Reps Give Benue, Zamfara Governors One-Week Ultimatum

The House of Representatives has issued a fresh one-week ultimatum to the Governors of Benue and Zamfara States—Hyacinth Alia and Dauda Lawal respectively—as well as the leadership of their State assemblies, to appear before its Committee on Public Petitions by Tuesday, May 14, 2025. This follows their failure to honour an earlier invitation to a...
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Vatican Conclave Elects New Pope

The 133 Cardinal electors gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel have elected a new Pope on Thursday, May 8. New Telegraph reports that white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday evening, signalling that Roman Catholic cardinals gathered inside the Vatican had completed the complex and secretive process of selecting a new pope....
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Kwara Gov Flags Off New Farm Input Distribution

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has launched another round of distribution of agricultural machineries and inputs to farmers across the State’s 16 Local Government Areas, as the 2025 farming season begins in earnest. Represented by his Senior Adviser and Counsellor, Sa’adu Salau, the Governor described the exercise as a renewed demonstration of his administration’s commitment...
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Stakeholders, Host Communities Move To Improve Pipeline Safety In N’Delta

To curb oil theft and protect the economy, stakeholders involved in securing the Trans Niger Delta Pipeline have pledged renewed efforts to safeguard oil infrastructure and drive out pipeline vandals. The commitment was made during a stakeholder engagement session organized by Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) in Port Harcourt. The event brought together traditional rulers...
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Troops Recover N2b Stolen Crude In One Week

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced that troops conducting anti-economic sabotage operations in the South-South region of Nigeria recovered stolen crude oil and illegally refined products worth N1.93 billion in the past week. According to the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen. Markus Kangye, the operation led to the seizure of 1,009,733 litres of stolen...
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Tinubu Commends Nigerian Army For Securing Illela-Sokoto-Badagry Highway Project

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised the Nigerian Army for its outstanding security efforts along the Illela–Sokoto–Badagry Super Highway Project. The President’s commendation, conveyed through a statement from his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mati Ali, acknowledged the Army’s dedication to safeguarding personnel and equipment at the construction site. The Honourable Minister of Defence,...
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Reps Pass Bill To Prevent Flooding, Erosion, Oil Spills

The House of Representatives has passed a bill through second reading aimed at addressing critical issues related to climate change adaptation, flooding, coastal erosion, oil spills, drought, desertification, building collapses, road accidents, fire incidents, and air and boat mishaps, among others. The proposed legislation, titled “Bill for an Act to Repeal the National Emergency Management...
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